Brassiere



Nov. i8? E924 H. ROTHSTEAN BRASSIRE Filed Dec. l5 1922 Patented Non'D 18, 1924a PATENT OFFICE.

HENBIETTA BOTHSTEIN, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

BBASSIRE.

Application led December 13, 1922.l Serial No. 606,561.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that` I, HENRIETTA ROTH- s'rEIN, a citizen of the United States, residi'ng at 561 West 180th Street, in the city, county, and State of New York, have made f certain new and useful lmprovements in Brassires, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates generally to a bust supporter, and more particularly to that type generally classed as a brassire.

' lhat is known as the youthful figure is the vogue among women at present. To assist in the attainment of this figure, a type of brassire has been developed and become popular, in which the bust is reduced so as to give i't a generally flat appearance. This type of brassire is closed at the front and fastens at-the back and is supported in polsition by straps about the shoulders and has its lower end at the front fastened to the corset. 'lhe dimensions and cut of the brassire are such that when secured and posi'- tioned as indicated, the brassire is caused to lie flat due principally to the downward pull on the brassire by its fastening to the corset. As is well understood, such downward pull on the brassire has a tendency to apply a pressure to the breasts so that while the desired dat appearance is to some extent attained by compression, the action of ther brassire in attaining this form is really eected by this pressure being downi ward thus forcing the breasts downwardly.

ln other words the type of brassire now in general use operates only partly by compression of the breasts but princlpally by forcing them out of their natural position. Y

This action of the brassires hitherto employed is found generally objectionable as well as harmful and .where the brassire is incorrectly centered, such defects will be materially increased, because of the increased pressure on one side.

Among the more important objects of my invention therefore are: the provision of a brassire in which the desired nat form is attained without forcing the breasts out of their lnormal position, and more particularly one in which the breasts are pressed flat while maintained in their normal and natural position; the provision@ with a brassire for causing the bust to assume a flattened contour of means for supporting the bust in its natural position; the provision with av brassire of an attachment thereto for supporting the bust While it is being acted on by the brassire; the provision of a bras' sire to act` uniformly on the bust and symmetrically thereof; the provision with a. brassire of means for supporting the bust and for centering the brassire with reference thereto; and the provision generally of a new and improved construction for supporting and shaping the bust.

For the attainment of these objects and of such other objects as may hereinafter appear 0r be pointed out, I have illustrated anembodiment of my invention in the drawings wherein;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the brassire, viewing the inside thereof; and

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the brassine in position, with part of the brassire broken away.

Figures 3 and 4 are detail views.

0n viewing Figure l of the drawing it will be observed that I here show a brassire, the body 10 of which is preferably made from non-elastic material and is arranged to have an uninterruptedly or continuous closed front to cover the bust and diaphragm of the body and to be fastened at t e back by means of the co-acti'ng fastening members 11 and 12. rlhe brassire is supported from the shoulders by straps 13 and when in position on the wearer, is arranged to have its lower end secured to the corset by the fastening means shown at 14. rlhe action of this character of brassire is suchf that when it is in position and pulled down tightly by the member 14, the bust of the wearer is pulled downwardly and flattened, giving ri'se to what is known as the at forni. Brassires lof this type, however,

are open to the objection that this flattening Aof the bust is attained by forcing the breasts lon 'tudinall of the g1 y rassire the spaced stiening memthis strip is downwardly opening pocket.

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the bust, so that the configuration of thev bust will tend to keep these members 15 and 16 against movement transversely of the body, so that these` members, in fact, tend to co-act with the bust so as not only to center the brassire, but to maintain the brassire in such centered position.

I secure a strip of 'any character of ilexi- 'ble material to the inside face of the front of the brassire and as shown in Figure 1, preferably positioned lbetween the members 15 and 16. The strip is secured in position on the brassire in any desired manner as by stitches, which as shown may be used to attach the strip, both at its top 18and at its sides 19 and 20, the bottom of the strip being free. In this manner the strip 17 which is secured to the brassire in superimposed position as described, forms with said brassire, what is, in efect, a

As will be observed, on viewing Figure 1 of the drawings, strip 17 is normally-maintained contracted but capable of being distended. This I do by securing an elast1c`21 to the brassire at points adjacent the members 15 and 16 which points are spaced apart a distance materially greater than the normal length of the elastic 21. This elastic is preferably positioned within the lower end of the strip 17 which is folded thereabout, as shown at 22 in Figure 4 kto form a pocket in which the elastic 21 is received. f

When, therefore, the brassire is not in position on the bust of the wearer, the elastic 21 will be in its normal unstretched condition and will cause the lower end 22 of the strip-17 lto become foreshortened and to be gathered as shown in Figure 1 and will further cause the overlying brassire front 10 to be normally spaced therefromras shown in Figure 1 and as shown more clearly in the cross section of Figure 4, thus forming a sort of pocket between the strip 17 and the brassire proper 10. When being placed in position on the bust the shoulder straps 13 of the type of brassire which I have above described, arefirst placed over the shoulders vand the fastening members 11 and 12 then 'brought into association.

the lower end of they 17 will position itself immediately below the bust, and as the fastening members 11, 12 and 14 are secured in position in the manner already described, the lower end of the strip 17 and the elastic 21 with it, will be caused to expand and in such expansion the lower edge 17 which as stated will be positioned below the bust, will tend to lift the/bust slightly and will maintain it in its normal position while at the vsame time the brassire proper will function to apply pressure to and to reduce the bust.

In this action of the strip 17 and the brassire 10, the various parts will all be maintained centered on the bust and will be kept from any movement transversely of the bust by th'e co-action of the members 15 and 16 with the bust-as already pointed out above. In this manner a symmetrical and uniform reduction of both sides of the bust will be attained without at the same time forcing the bust to assumean unnatural position.

In Figure 3, I show a detail of a. preferred manner of securing the members 15 and 16 and the strip 17 lin position. 'I he member 15 is held in a, pocket formed therefor between the brassire body 10 and the strip 25 secured longitudinally thereof, the side 26 of this strip being secured to the brassire 10 in any desired or preferred manner such as by stitching. As will be observed, upon viewing this igure, the strip 17 has ends turned in as shown at 27, this doubled up end being secured to the brassire body 10 as by stitches 28 and the other end 29 ofthe strip 25 is superposed upon this doubled up portion 27 of the strip 17 and is secured to the strip 17 and to the body 10 of the brassire by the row of stitches 30. The strip 25 is attached to the brassire 10 at its upper andv lower edges 'as shown to form a closed pocket. In this manner I provide a manner of securing the member 15 and one end of the strip 17, in position and also attain an association of parts which will be found of advantage. The other member'16 and thestrip 17 are associated with each other and with the brassire in a similar manner.

Having thus described my invention and illustrated' its use, whatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isf- 1. In a brassire, in combination, with a continuous bust and diaphragm form-fitting member, an interposed bust form-fitting member Isupported* atits sides and top to said first member at its inner face, the lower portion of the interposed bust form fitting member being spaced inward from, and of shorter length than, the bust and diaphragm form fitting member and serving to hold the breast therein and adapted to support the bust in substantially vnormal position.

2. In a brassire, in combination, a bust and diaphragm covering portion'continuous at the. front face over both busts, an attachment interposed o n the inner face thereof, continuous in form and of a length to cover both busts and secured to the covering portion at its side edges and spaced inwardly and of shorter length than the bust and diaphragm covering portion serving to support the bust in substantially normal position and acting uniformly and symmetrically thereof.

3. In a brassire, in combination, a bust and diaphragm covering member, an intersedcontinuous bust form-fitting member attached at the inner side of said first member spacedinwardly and of shorter length to hold the bust in substantially normal position, Said second member attached to the member attachedto the first member along both sides and upper edge of said second member, said second member having a distensible lower edge, stiii'ening members at the sides of said second member, the whole combining to support the bust in substantially normal position and acting uniformly and symmetrically thereof.

5. In a brassire, in combination, a bust and diaphragm covering member, an interposed continuous bust form-fitting member attached medially and transversely at -the inner side of said first member, said second member attached to the first member along both sides and upper edge of said second member, said second member having a distensible lower edge, the whole combining to support the bust in substantially normal po-Y sition and acting uniformly and symmetrically thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

HENRIETTA ROTHSTEIN. 

